Effect of clival bone growth on the localization of the abducens nerve at the petroclival region: a postmortem anatomical study.

Selim Kayaci Mehmet Faik Ozveren Orhan Bas Gıyas Ayberk Murat Nihat Aslan Bulent Sam Yusuf Kemal Arslan

Published in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA (2021)

The petrous apex localization of the AN in adults compared with pediatric subjects could be related to the increased growth in the length of the clivus than its width.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
internal carotid artery
bone loss
bone regeneration